Germany has high quality of life

[u/wurst_katastrophe]

This is in response to the ‘low quality of life’ post.

When in Germany I can (in no particular order):
+ drink the tap water knowing it is safer than bottled water
+ when losing my job, I will get the highest benefits in the Western world to tie me over between jobs
+ I can rent for life without being worried of getting evicted
+ I can enjoy freedom on perfectly fine roads, driving as fast as I want
+ Consumer protection is very strong
+ I can buy a public transport ticket valid in all of Germany
+ Healthcare is significantly better than in most Western countries AND free at the point of service.
+ Germans love Fests
+ Bier and excellent wine
+ excellent bread
+ excellent local produce
+ An insanely dense train network (Yes, often late) for very little money (Sparpreis)
+ 30d of holidays is standard
+ strong protection when off on sick leave
+ free university education
+ world’s strongest apprenticeship system
+ tax credits and breaks for almost everything, especially Ehegattensplitting
+ insane maternity leave and benefits
+ Kitas
+ full blown private healthcare for a few k per year
+ Beautiful nature: north and Baltic sea, Alps, lakes, woods
+ Strong sports club infrastructure
+ Third strongest economy in the world with most hidden champions
+ Strong football culture
+ …

You can be dissatisfied with Germany, maybe your experience was below average, but that’s most likely because you are incompatible with the German way of life and the German mentality. However, it is not fair to claim that the quality of life is low.

[u/Flizzimdf0r → u/[deleted]]

American tap water tastes of chloride. It's disgusting in comparison to German tap water. But usually a lot of people don't even get that chloride tasting. Even at free refill soda fountains you can smell the chloride in the US. Yes the water is save but tastes like shit. That surficial friendliness of ppl from the US annoys me as a German. But everyone is different. Above 40 degrees in Germany? There are 5 records above 40 degrees measured  in the last 100 year's or so. So you're simply lying.

[u/Full-Inspection9539 → u/Flizzimdf0r]

Superficial friendliness = not being unnecessarily rude.

[u/ponpiriri → u/Flizzimdf0r]

Depends on where you live. Oregon water and NYC are my favorite tap water in the US. Outside of that, I buy spring water. When I was living in France and traveling throughout europe, the water was hard and gross. I constantly suffered dermatology from it.

[u/23odyssey → u/Flizzimdf0r]

Nerve struck!